Why Genes + Environment ~= Us

Recently, I have started writing a series of popular articles on issues related to science, philosophy, and faith. The first article is about my experience with the syndrome of Gilles de la Tourette, and what this tells us about the limits of current biological thinking, especially genetic determinism.

You can find the article here:

http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/why_genes_environment_us

I hope you enjoy the read!

Losing Weight By Gaining Character - at Mercatornet

My first popular science article was published as Mercatornet.

It was initially intended as a philosophical reflection at the end of my PhD thesis, but it was deemed to different to be included. After a bit of popularizing with the help of Mercatornet editors, it was published here:
http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/losing_weight_by_gaining_character/

I hope you enjoy the read.